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Identification of outliers in a one-way random effects model

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We distinguish between three types of outliers in a one-way random effects model. These are formally described in terms of their position relative to the main part of the observations. We propose simple rules for identifying such outliers and give an example which involves median-based statistics.

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  1. Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Münster, 48129, Münster, Germany

    Jürgen Wellmann

  2. Department of Statistics, University of Dortmund, 44221, Dortmund, Germany

    Ursula Gather

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Wellmann, J., Gather, U. Identification of outliers in a one-way random effects model. Statistical Papers 44, 335–348 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00362-003-0159-6

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